Principal
Amelia, viúva e ainda atormentada pela violenta morte do marido, tenta lidar com o medo de monstros que aterroriza seu único filho, o pequeno rebelde Samuel, e enfrenta dificuldades em amar o garoto. Após encontrar um misterioso livro, o menino, certo de que há um monstro que deseja matá-lo, começa a agir irracionalmente para o desespero de sua mãe. Mas logo Amelia percebe que realmente há uma sinistra presença na casa e ao redor deles.
Science Teacher
Esther Blueburger é uma tímida aluna que não consegue se adaptar ao colégio particular em que estuda. Ao conhecer a jovem Sunni, ela resolve estudar clandestinamente na escola pública da amiga, onde é apresentada a um mundo totalmente diferente do seu.
Mr. Aston
Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.
Dave Morrison
Rosie returns to her home city on the death of her father, a former policeman. His diaries hint at corruption, and she also receives hints and veiled threats which support her suspicions. Rosie puzzles about who he was, and about her early life and relationship to him.
Michael Meadows
Diane Lane is intelligent and ambitious. When she is elected to Parliament her idealism and commitment give her unpopular party a boost. Everyone, including the Prime Minister, is eager to share her limelight. Diane’s ambition is not satisfied with her new position. Diane’s married lover, Barry Robbins, the Minister for Health, is unaware of Diane’s ultimate plan. Her closest friend, Louise Parker, a political journalist, is a bit more realistic about what women can achieve; she too has a higher goal in mind.
Allenby's Sigs Officer
Palestine, 1917. The British advance has been stopped by the Turkish line running from Gaza to Beersheba. The latest attack on Gaza has failed. The attacking forces included a regiment of Australian mounted infantry, the Light Horse... Lighthorseman Frank is wounded in a skirmish with Bedouin. He is replaced by a young soldier, Dave, who proves to be a crack shot, but reluctant to fire at the enemy. Dave proves himself during a German biplane attack. Recuperating in hospital, he meets a sympathetic nurse, Anne... The regiment is called upon for a bold flanking attack on Beersheba. But how do you convince the Turks the main attack will come at Gaza? And how do you attack across a desert without water?
